Francis Richards
Sir Francis Richards was Director of Government Communications Headquarters from 1998 to 2003.[1]
Omagh bomb
Richards was one month into the job at GCHQ, when 29 people were killed in the Omagh bomb. In 2008, it was reported that the bombers had been under phone-tap surveillance by GCHQ as they crossed the border from the Republic of Ireland to plant the device. The BBC's Panorama programme claimed the evidence was never passed on to police.[2]
External Resources
- History Commons: Profile: Francis Richards
Notes
- ↑ Robert Booth, 'Bombers' were tracked across border by GCHQ on their way to Omagh, The Guardian, 15 September 2008.
- ↑ Robert Booth, 'Bombers' were tracked across border by GCHQ on their way to Omagh, The Guardian, 15 September 2008.
